0001144204-18-032746.txt : 20180605 0001144204-18-032746.hdr.sgml : 20180605 20180605060316 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-18-032746 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 1-A POS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180605 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180605 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GROUNDFLOOR FINANCE INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001588504 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 463414189 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 1-A POS SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 024-10753 FILM NUMBER: 18880001 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 75 5TH STREET NW STREET 2: SUITE 2070 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30308 BUSINESS PHONE: 404-850-9225 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 75 5TH STREET NW STREET 2: SUITE 2070 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30308 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GROUNDFLOOR Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20131004 1-A POS 1 primary_doc.xml 1-A POS LIVE 0001588504 XXXXXXXX 024-10753 true GROUNDFLOOR FINANCE INC. GA 2013 0001588504 6199 46-3414189 25 0 75 Fifth Street, NW Suite 2170 ATLANTA GA 30308 404-850-9225 Nick Bhargava Other 921594.00 0.00 20120085.00 433452.00 21507228.00 16872490.00 0.00 22787493.00 -1280265.00 21507228.00 804936.00 117587.00 102471.00 -1976473.00 -1.75 -1.75 Hughes Pittman and Gupton LLP Common Stock 1136406 000000N/A N/A Series Seed 568796 000000N/A N/A Series A Preferred Stock 747373 000000N/A N/A Convertible Promissory Notes 2050000 000000N/A N/A true true Tier2 Audited Other(describe) Limited Recourse Obligation (LRO), a limited debt obligation of the issuer Y Y N Y N N 1239680 0 10.0000 1239680.00 0.00 26986620.00 3458610.00 31684910.00 Smith Anderson; Robbins Ross 4500.00 true AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC Groundfloor Finance Inc. LROs 26986620 0 LROs in the amount of $11,133,380 were issued and sold pursuant to Offering Circular File No. 024-10496. $11,155,870 were issued and sold pursuant to Offering Circular File No. 024-10753. $3,614,00 were issued and sold pursuant to Offering Circular File No. 024-10758 (as may be amended and supplemented from time to time). Groundfloor Finance Inc. LROs 2356410 0 LROs in the amount of $2,356,410 were issued and sold to accredited investors. Groundfloor Finance Inc. Subordinated Convertible Promissory Notes 2050000 0 Subordinated convertible promissory notes were issued for aggregate principal amount of $2,050,000. Regulation A, Rule 506 of Regulation D, and Rule 506 of Regulation D, respectively. PART II AND III 2 tv495875_partiiandiii.htm PART II AND III

 

PART II

OFFERING CIRCULAR

 Groundfloor Finance Inc.

 

Dated: June 5, 2018

 

This Post-Qualification Offering Circular Amendment No. 13 (this “PQA”) amends the offering circular of Groundfloor Finance Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), dated December 29, 2017, as qualified on January 4, 2018, and as may be amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Offering Circular”), to add, update and/or replace information contained in the Offering Circular. Unless otherwise defined below, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Offering Circular. See “Incorporation by Reference of Offering Circular” below.

 

We make Limited Recourse Obligations (the “LROs”) available for investment on our web-based investment platform www.groundfloor.com (the “Groundfloor Platform”). Our principal offices are located at 75 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 2170, Atlanta, GA 30308. The phone number for these offices is (404) 850-9225. Our mailing address is PO Box 79346, Atlanta, GA 30357. 

 

We will issue the LROs in distinct series, each corresponding to a real estate development project (each, a “Project”) financed by a commercial loan from us (each, a “Loan”). The borrower for each Project is a legal entity (the “Borrower”) that owns the underlying property and has been organized by one or more individuals (each, a “Principal”) that own and operate the Borrower.

 

The LROs are unsecured special, limited obligations of the Company. The LROs are not listed on any national securities exchange or on the over-the-counter inter-dealer quotation system. There is no market for the LROs. Our obligation to make payments on a LRO is limited to an amount equal to each holder’s pro rata share of amount of payments, if any, actually received on the corresponding Loan, net of certain fees and expenses retained by us. Summaries” of the Offering Circular, as amended hereby, for the specific terms of the LROs covered by this PQA.

 

We do not guarantee payment of the LROs in the amount or on the time frame expected. The LROs are not obligations of the Borrowers or their Principals, and we do not guarantee payment on the corresponding Loans. We have the authority to modify the terms of the corresponding Loans which could, in certain circumstances, reduce (or eliminate) the expected return on your investment. See the “General Terms of the LROs—Administration, Service, Collection, and Enforcement of Loan Documents” section on page 106 of the Offering Circular.

 

The LROs are speculative securities. Investment in the LROs involves significant risk, and you may be required to hold your investment for an indefinite period of time. You should purchase these securities only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. See the “Risk Factors” section on page 12 of the Offering Circular.

 

Generally, no sale may be made to you in this offering to the extent that the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or net worth. Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(c) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov.

     

THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL TO ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION; HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREUNDER ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.

 

 

 

 

Incorporation by Reference of Offering Circular

 

The Offering Circular, including this PQA, is part of an offering statement (File No. 024-10753) that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We hereby incorporate by reference into this PQA all of the information contained in the following:

 

1.Part II of the Offering Circular, including the form of LRO Agreement beginning on page LRO-1 thereof to the extent not otherwise modified or replaced by offering circular supplement and/or post-qualification amendment.
2.Post-Qualification Amendment No. 6 to the Offering Circular.
3.

Post-Qualification Amendment No. 12 to the Offering Circular. 

 

Note that any statement that we make in this PQA (or have made in the Offering Circular) will be modified or superseded by any inconsistent statement made by us in a subsequent offering circular supplement or post-qualification amendment.

 

The Offering Circular is amended as follows:

 

Offering Circular Summary

 

The following information updates and replaces the information in the third paragraph on page 3 of the Offering Circular:

 

We will charge Borrowers origination (which currently range between 2% and 6% of the principal loan amount) and servicing (which currently range between 0.5% and 2% of the principal loan amount) fees, which typically will be included in the total amount of the Loan. Investors will be charged a platform fee of $0.01 per $10 face value of LROs purchased every 30 days the LRO is outstanding, and so long as the underlying loan is current and performing. See below and “Description of the Company’s Business—Fees and Related Expenses.”

 

Fees and Related Expenses

 

The following information updates and replaces the information in the last paragraph on page 9 of the Offering Circular:

 

Type of Fee   Amount of Fee/Expense   Application of Fees
Platform Fee  

$0.01 per $10 face value of LROs

outstanding, assessed every 30

days said LROs are outstanding,

and collected upon repayment of the

LRO. Only charged so long as the

underlying loans are current and performing.

 

Charged to investors from the cash

balance in their Groundfloor Investor

Account and retained by us.

 

 

 

 

 Fees and Related Expenses

 

The following information updates and replaces the information in the subsection titled “Investors” on the bottom of page 68 of the Offering Circular, beginning with the first sentence:

 

Investors will be assessed a platform fee of $0.01 per $10 face value of LROs purchased every 30 days the LRO is outstanding, and so long as the underlying loan is current and performing. The fee is collected from the cash balance in the investor’s Groundfloor Investor Account upon repayment of the LRO.

 

For example, if an investor holds an LRO totaling $2,000, the investor will be assessed a platform fee of $2.00 every 30 days the LRO is outstanding. The fee will be assessed only as long as the underlying loan for that particular series of LROs is current and performing. The fee will be suspended if the underlying loan is in default. The fee will be collected from the cash balance in investors’ Groundfloor Investor Accounts upon repayment of that particular series of LRO.

 

The fee will be assessed for each series of LROs an investor holds. For example, if an investor holds a $1,000 LRO and a $2,500 LRO and the $1,000 LRO repays after being outstanding for 95 days, the investor will be assessed a platform fee upon repayment of $3.00 because the LRO was outstanding for three 30 day periods. The investor will not be charged for the $2,500 LRO so long as it is outstanding, and the underlying loan is performing.

 

Type of Fee   Amount of Fee/Expense   Application of Fees
Platform Fee  

$0.01 per $10 face value of LROs

outstanding, assessed every 30

days said LROs are outstanding,

and collected upon repayment of the

LRO. Only charged so long as the

underlying loans are current and performing.

 

Charged to investors from the cash

balance in their Groundfloor Investor

Account and retained by us.

 

 

 

 

PART III — EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Index

 

            Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit
Number
 

Exhibit Description

(hyperlink)

 

Filed

Herewith

  Form   File No.   Exhibit

 

 

Filing Date
                         
2.1   Groundfloor Finance Inc. Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation       1-A/A   024-10496   2.1   November 25, 2015
                         
2.2   Groundfloor Finance Inc. Bylaws       1-A/A   024-10440   2.2   July 1, 2015
                         
3.1   Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement       1-A/A   024-10496   3.1   November 25, 2015
                         
3.2   Form of Investor Agreement       1-A/A   024-10753   3.2   November 30, 2017
                         
3.3   Preferred Stock Voting Agreement       1-A/A   024-10753   3.3   November 30, 2017
                         
4.1   Standard Form of LRO Agreement (incorporated by reference from the Offering Circular)       1-A/A   024-10496   N/A   December 8, 2015
                         
6.1   Executive Employment Agreement with Brian Dally dated November 19, 2014       1-A/A   024-10440   6.1   July 1, 2015
                         
6.2   Executive Employment Agreement with Nikhil Bhargava dated November 19, 2014       1-A/A   024-10440   6.2   July 1, 2015
                         
6.3   2013 Stock Option Plan       1-A/A   024-10440   6.6   July 1, 2015
                         
6.4   Option Award Agreement for Michael Olander Jr.       1-A/A   024-10440   6.8   July 1, 2015
                         
6.5   Option Award Agreement for Richard Tuley        1-A    024-10488    6.11    October 7, 2015
                         
6.6   Option Award Agreement for Bruce Boehm        1-A   024-10488     6.12    October 7, 2015
                         
6.7   Series Seed Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement       1-A/A   024-10440   3.1   July 1, 2015
                         
6.8   Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement       1-A/A   024-10496   6.18   November 25, 2015
                         
6.9   Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement       1-A/A   024-10496   6.19   November 25, 2015
                         
6.10   Promissory Note and Security Agreement, as amended       1-A POS   024-10496   6.10   October 18, 2017
                         
6.11   Form of Loan Agreement       1-A/A   024-10440   6.14   July 1, 2015

 

 

 

 

6.12   Form of Promissory Note       1-A/A   024-10440   6.15   July 1, 2015
                         
6.13   Loan Purchase Agreement with Harvest Residential Loan Acquisition, LLC       1-A/A   024-10758   6.11   January 22, 2018
                         
6.14   Servicing Agreement with Harvest Residential Loan Acquisition, LLC       1-A/A   024-10758   6.12   January 22, 2018
                         
11.1   Consent of Hughes Pitman & Gupton, LLP       1-A/A   024-10753   11.1   January 2, 2018

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this offering statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on June 5, 2018.

 

  GROUNDFLOOR FINANCE INC.
     
  By: /s/ Nick Bhargava
  Name: Nick Bhargava
  Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

This offering statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
*   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)    June 5, 2018
Brian Dally      
         
/s/ Nick Bhargava   Executive Vice President, Secretary, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    June 5, 2018
Nick Bhargava      
         
*   Director   June 5, 2018
Sergei Kouzmine        
         
*   Director   June 5, 2018
Bruce Boehm        
         
*   Director   June 5, 2018
Michael Olander Jr.        
         
*   Director   June 5, 2018
Richard Tuley Jr.        

 

*By: /s/ Nick Bhargava  
Nick Bhargava  
Attorney-in-fact